(1) Executive order 6073 of March 10, 1933, prohibited the export or removal of gold from the United States, except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, and banks were prohibited from making transfers of foreign exchange except in connection with certain described transactions. This order did not specifically refer to a national emergency.

Strangely, Also on March 10, 1933 @ 5:55 pm there was a 6.4 Earthquake in LongBeach, CA 11 Seconds in Duration.